A new issue of Brevity is out. From TAP, Robert Reich reviews A Failure of Capitalism by Richard Posner, Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller, Lords of Finance by Liaquat Ahamed, and Plunder and Blunder: the Rise and Fall of the Bubble Economy by Dean Baker; and a special section on five ways of looking a risk. From Mother Jones, a special section on the safety net. A Fond Farewell: Funeral sex may be death's best antidote. A review of Daniel Sperling and Deborah Gordon's Two Billion Cars: Driving Toward Sustainability (and more). What do you do when you discover a colleague is a killer? Murderers might be as ordinary as the rest of us. Why do Republicans only apply the rule of law to Democrats? Page Slaves: Who doesn’t love to let their fingers do the walking through glossy catalogs? By the Book: Even in the Kindle age, the printed page still has its place. Some mothers are so happy to see themselves in print that they don’t realize the portrait is less than flattering. A review of Wendy Kaminer's Worst Instincts: Cowardice, Conformity and the ACLU. A review of Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction by Nigel Warburton. Let’s put all the rumors to rest: Joe Biden doesn’t have hair plugs. Confessions of a coward: David P. Goldman steps out from behind the pseudonym Spengler.
